President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revoked the presidential pardon earlier granted to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.
The decision, reportedly taken after widespread public criticism, was disclosed in an official gazette released on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the gazette, Sanda’s sentence has been commuted from death by hanging to 12 years’ imprisonment. The document stated that the new sentence was approved on compassionate grounds.
It further revealed that Sanda, who has already spent six years and eight months at the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, will continue to serve the remainder of her term as specified in the revised order.
